Recently graduated from QUT’s
Bachelor of (Fashion) Design,
Harriet’s final showcase for her
graduate collection was a roaring
success. Harriet was presented
the The Vaughan Award by Suzi
Vaughan, who launched the fashion design program at QUT a
decade ago.
Inspired by Eileen Gray an alchemist of architecture and interior
design through till the late 60’s,
Harriet’s collection, The Elegant
Lost is homage to the modern day
gentlewoman.
“…My aim was to design clothes
that are equally comfortable as
they are seductive… Fashion is
more than just making clothes,
but I think it’s more about the
wearer of the clothing attaining
and being apart of an idea that a
designer seeks to convey through
their clothes.”
Harriet’s designs are elegant, sleek
and iconic and encapsulate certain
femininity, despite being quite
loose fitting. With high necklines,
un-even hemlines and bellowing
sleeves that elongate and lengthen
the female figure, her high-couture
designs are equally comfortable as
they are seductive.
“The collection was inspired by
strong and independent women so
there is definitely a strong sense
of femininity within my designs...
it’s just subtle, nothing too overt.”
With her sights set on London or
New York in the next five years,
Harriet Sutherland is an incredibly
talented designer who will without
a doubt take the fashion world by
storm.
By Irie Langlois
Photographer Irie Langlois
www.irielanglois.com